00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, February 6. Here are the top
00:07stories at this hour.
00:09Security forces in the Maldives stormed the Supreme Court overnight, arresting two judges
00:14and later a top opposition politician after the government declared a state of emergency
00:20in the Indian Ocean nation famous for its luxurious resorts.
00:23The government of President Yameen Abdullah Bayoum has moved to assert its power since
00:28the Supreme Court ordered several imprisoned opposition politicians to be freed late last
00:33week. The government announced a 15-day state of emergency on Monday night, giving it sweeping
00:39powers including to make arrests, search and seize property, and restrict freedom of assembly.
00:46Irresponsible internet users may land you in jail under the cybercrime rules of the
00:50UAE and invite a fine of 1 million dirhams, according to the Ministry of Interior. Those
00:56who are found engaging in triggering destructive radical ideology that contradicts religion,
01:01culture and the country's values may be imprisoned for five years and fined up to 2 million dirhams,
01:08said the authorities gathered at a press conference to mark Safer Internet Day 2018.
01:14Global financial markets are braced for another day of chaos as Asian markets continue to
01:19fall overnight. India's Sensex lost 1,250 points in early trading, unnerved by Monday's
01:26sell-off on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by 1,175 points on Monday
01:35in its largest one-day points fall on record as investors appear to panic over the prospect
01:40of central banks raising interest rates.
01:44British actor Hugh Grant has settled his phone hacking damages claim against Mirror Group
01:49newspapers. Grant was at the High Court when the details of the settlement were provided
01:53at a hearing. Grant said the newspaper group had engaged in industrial-scale phone hacking.
02:00And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 23 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:04to 13 degrees at night.
02:06That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news on
02:10Gulfnews.com.
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